Sallie Axl has spoken of her agony over the treatment she received after her miscarriage

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A Big Brother star who suffered a miscarriage has blasted hospital bosses after claiming she was sent home with her 'dead baby' in a plastic bag 'like a takeaway'.

Glamour model Sallie Axl has opened up about her ordeal for the first time with a post on Facebook and said she nearly died during the nightmare experience.

She claims medics did not remove the dead foetus after she miscarried seven weeks earlier while she was in their care, causing a severe infection.

The 27-year-old also claims nursing staff showed 'no compassion' before handing over the remains in a box and plastic bag like a 'takeaway'.

She wrote: “On the 17th of July I received my dead baby at St Mary’s hospital in a box and a plastic bag ...!! With that another bag of medicines and sent on my way home to grieve .

“My dead baby was treat no more than someone handing me over a takeaway. This is the first time I have been able to talk about this as my ordeal was disgusting from Saint Mary’s hospital in Manchester.”

The model, who appeared on Big Brother 14, said she had been rushed into hospital seven weeks ago when she realised she had suffered from a miscarriage.

She added: “The hospital didn’t remove my child and left the baby to infect me.

“Causing me to have a haemorrhage losing 40% of my blood. My veins collapsing and taken into emergency surgery.

“I didn’t have long left to live and have honestly never been so scared in my life.

It is not known how far into her pregnancy Sallie was when she miscarried.

Sallie, who also has daughter called Nirvana, vented her anger on Twitter and wrote: “I was given my dead baby in a plastic bag and sent home from Saint Mary’s hospital! This needs to stop @NHSEngland.”

The post has since gone viral and has been shared 14,000 times, with many of Sallie’s fans expressing sympathy.

Rachael Howell wrote: “I cannot begin to even think or imagine the heartache and distress that you have had to go through and suffer this horrific ordeal that should not have happened to you nor should it happen to anybody else.”

A spokesperson from Saint Mary’s Hospital, Manchester, said: “Although we are unable to comment on individual cases due to patient confidentiality, we are very proud of our services to support women who have undergone a miscarriage and are really very sorry if this has not been the case on this occasion.

“Unfortunately the family have not contacted us directly, and we would encourage them to make contact with our Patient Advice and Liaison Service so we can address any concerns on 0161 276 8686.”